Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the use of up to $123,000 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant funds for high-priority projects identified in the South Madison Neighborhood Plan. Funds were originally authorized in the 2021 and 2022 Adopted Operating Budgets for the Community Development Division (CDD), and the funds will be included for reauthorization in the 2025 Operating Budget. The proposed resolution further authorizes the Community Development Division (CDD) to enter into Memoranda of Understanding with the Parks and Traffic Engineering Divisions to execute projects specified in the body of the resolution ($123,000).The funds will remain within CDD's CDBG operating fund 1205 (project 71025) with individual project strings established for Parks and Traffic Engineering projects. No additional City appropriation required.
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Authorizing the use of up to $123,000 of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and authorizing the Community Development Division to enter into agreements with the Parks and Traffic Engineering Divisions in order to implement neighborhood improvement projects identified in the South Madison Neighborhood Plan (District 14).
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Background
The Community Development Division (CDD) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Committee, in cooperation with the Planning Division, sponsored a neighborhood planning effort in South Madison. The Plan, adopted by the Common Council in January 2022, via RES-22-0026 (Legistar #68084) included implementation priorities designed to address specific objectives. While engaging in the planning process, neighborhood residents provided feedback on potential capital improvement projects that could be implemented with the use of CDBG funds. The CDD’s Adopted 2023 Operating Budget authorized the use of up to $123,000 of CDBG funds for the implementation of eligible projects in the South Madison plan. In May 2023,the Madison Common Council originally approve...
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